Table 2

Survey statements and descriptive statistics by conduct (n=416)

ConstructSurvey statementMean±SDPositive/high frequent (n, %)Negative/low frequent (n, %)
AttitudeCPSs provided by hospital pharmacists can help physicians to avoid medication errors and enhance the safety of drug use effectively4.42±0.65382 (91.8)1 (0.2)
CPSs provided by hospital pharmacists can promote the level of rational uses of drugs and optimise the efficacy of medication4.35±0.67377 (90.7)3 (0.7)
CPSs provided by hospital pharmacists can reduce the drug costs and enhance the economics of medication effectively3.87±0.90233 (56.1)25 (6.0)
CPSs provided by hospital pharmacists can promote the quality of medical services effectively4.22±0.73320 (77.0)9 (2.2)
Participation in CPSs will improve my achievability of work4.10±0.85332 (79.8)15 (3.6)
Participation in CPSs will improve my job satisfaction3.97±0.80317 (76.2)13 (3.1)
SNMost people who are important to me approve of me providing CPSs3.75±1.05285 (68.5)37 (8.9)
Physicians in our hospital would approve of me providing CPSs3.27±0.97180 (43.3)69 (16.6)
Patients in our hospital would like to see me provide CPSs3.27±0.98188 (45.2)69 (16.6)
Pharmacists whose opinions I value in our hospital would like to approve of me providing CPSs3.25±1.05189 (45.4)64 (15.4)
PBCI think I have necessary knowledge and skills to provide CPSs3.46±0.92214 (51.5)56 (13.5)
Pharmacists in our hospital have necessary hardware and software support to provide CPSs3.33±1.10206 (49.6)88 (21.2)
Regulations and management model of our hospital are enough to support me participating in CPSs3.49±0.99230 (55.3)50 (12.0)
PBInvolving in physicians’ ward rounds to make suggestions for drug-therapy plans for patients2.55±1.55145 (34.9)214 (51.4)
Implementing pharmaceutical care for hospitalized patients2.50±1.57139 (33.4)234 (56.3)
Reviewing the prescription to detect and prevent prescription errors2.98±1.60199 (47.8)173 (41.6)
Writing medication records for hospitalized patients2.57±1.57155 (37.2)222 (53.4)
Assisting physicians in monitoring the hospitalized patients’ ADRs2.98±1.52182 (43.8)165 (39.7)
INTAI intend to review prescription or medical order record to detect and prevent prescription errors4.16±0.69359 (86.3)5 (1.2)
If necessary, I intent to involve in implementing therapeutic drug monitoring4.15±0.70367 (88.3)7 (1.7)
I will explain the results of therapeutic drug monitoring to the patients4.14±0.73363 (87.2)9 (2.2)
I intent to write medication records for hospitalized patients3.85±0.88304 (73.1)31 (7.5)
I intent to counsel patients regarding the safe and appropriate use of their medications and provide patient education4.29±0.60389 (93.5)2 (0.5)
I intent to implement pharmaceutical care for hospitalized patients4.12±0.77358 (86.1)14 (3.4)
INTCI intent to involve in physicians’ ward rounds to make suggestions for drug-therapy plans for patients and share the responsibilities for medication with physicians3.94±0.92325 (78.1)33 (7.9)
I intent to involve in physicians’ case discussions to make suggestions for drug-therapy plans for patients and share the responsibilities for medication with physicians3.87±0.9431 (75.3)37 (8.9)
I intent to involve in physicians’ consultation to make suggestions for drug-therapy plans for patients and share the responsibilities for medication with physicians3.86±0.94314 (75.5)38 (9.1)
  • ADR, adverse drug reaction; CPS, clinical pharmacy service; INTA, intention to provide auxiliary clinical pharmacy services; INTC, intention to provide core clinical pharmacy services; PB, past behaviours related clinical pharmacy services; PBC, perceived behavioural control; SN, subjective norm.